Tasports Towage

The focus of Tasports Towage is the management and operation of harbour tugs in all major Tasmanian Ports and the maintenance of pilot, work and line boats which service the shipping industry in Tasmania. Tasports Towage also offers marine management and manning services, offshore tug-barge towage services for general or specialist cargo, ship repair, construction and maintenance services.

Tasports Towage has three tug crews located in the north-western Tasmania, servicing Burnie, Devonport and Port Latta, a further three crews in Hobart and three crews at Inspection Head servicing Bell Bay.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Harbour Towage

Tasports Towage provides harbour towage and ship handling services in five ports located around Tasmania. The Towage fleet consists of ten tug boats ranging from 50 tonnes Bollard Pull capacity down to 5 tonnes.

Emergency Towage and Salvage

Tasports Towage has the capacity to undertake emergency towage and salvage work when and as required as well as providing assistance and service runs for offshore platforms and exploration equipment.

Slipway facilities

The Domain Slipway facility in Hobart offers economical survey and maintenance of vessels located in the southern regions of Australia. The facility has three independent slips with the largest having a capacity of 1200 tonnes. Services provided include marine engineering, boiler-making, blasting and painting.

Pile driving and other specialist barges and floating platforms

Tasports Towage has a wide range of barges and floating plant suitable for a wide range of applications including coastal towage of large, heavy items, large stable work platforms and specialist functions such as pile driving.

Landing Craft

Pilot Boats

Tasports Towage maintains a range of pilot boats throughout Tasmania, able to deliver personnel and equipment to ships in both harbour and unprotected waters.

Work and lines boats

Tasports Towage has a large range of lines and work boats able to undertake a variety of tasks in the movement of personnel and equipment within sheltered waters.

Bareboat Charter

Tasports Towage has the capacity to provide clients with tugs or other vessels on the basis of short or long term bareboat charter as required.

Management of dry dockings

Tasports Towage possesses significant marine engineering and docking skills and experience within its personnel. Tasports Towage is capable of managing complete dockings of vessels on behalf of clients to ensure that dockings are kept to allocated timeframes and budgets. Tasports Towage supplements this service with the provision of replacement equipment to clients docking their vessels and, if desired, this can include the delivery and manning of vessels to and from the docking.

Tasports Towage Fleet

Our fleet consists of nine tugs ranging from 50 tonnes Bollard Pull capacity down to 5 tonnes.

*TSFN = Twin Screw Fixed Nozzles, TSSN = Twin Screw Steerable Nozzles, SS = Single Screw, ASD = Azimuthing Stern Drive

Towage Conditions

[ UK STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR TOWAGE AND OTHER SERVICES (PDF) ]

CONTACTS

Postal Address
GPO Box 202
Hobart 7001 Tasmania

Telephone +61 (0)3 6222 6041
Facsimile +61 (0)3 6222 6122

Email: towage@tasports.com.au